Research activities School of Health Professions | ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences

The latest publications and projects from the School of Health Professions.

Publications

Ballmer, Thomas Michael; Meidert, Ursula,

2021.

Stakeholders’ perspectives on innovative models of interprofessional collaboration in community-based care.

In:

2nd International CNHW Conference - «Effective measures to keep our treasures – How to care for health professionals», Online, 29-30 April 2021.
Fringer, André; Stängle, Sabrina,

2021.

Freiwilliger Verzicht auf Nahrung und Flüssigkeit in der Schweiz aus Sicht der Pflegewissenschaft.

In:

Online-Tagung “Beihilfe zum Suizid”, 22. April 2021.

Available from: https://www.ierm.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/i_ierm/Veranstaltungen/HP-Programm_Beihilfe_zum_Suizid.pdf
Baumann, Isabel,

2021.

Studying flexible retirement and health : challenges and insights from an international perspective.

In:

Finnish Centre for Pensions Research Webinar : Extending working lives and healthy ageing – What role for flexible retirement?, 19 April 2021.

Available from: https://www.etk.fi/en/topical-issues/extending-working-lives-and-healthy-ageing-what-role-for-flexible-retirement/
Hodiamont, Farina; Hock, Helena; Ellis-Smith, Clare; Evans, Catherine; de Wolf-Linder, Susanne; Jünger, Saskia; Diehl-Schmid, Janine; Burner-Fritsch, Isabel; Bausewein, Claudia,

2021.

Culture in the spotlight : cultural adaptation and content validity of the integrated palliative care outcome scale for dementia : a cognitive interview study.

Palliative Medicine.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163211004403
Arvanitis, Eugenia; Bauer, Michelle; Covarrugias Vengas, Barbara; Crameri, Amanda; D’Amato, Gianni; Davione, Eric; Farrar, Jillaine; Glaveanu, Vlad; Grünenfelder, Rea; Hassi, Abderrahman; Lambelet, Anne-Claude; Lezou Koffi, Aimée-Danielle; Ogay, Tania; Pechr, Judit; Saudelli, Mary Gene; Schärli-Lim, Susan; Shaules, Joseph; Spencer-Oatey, Helen; Stalder, Pia; Touhami, Alaeddine; Zittoun, Tania; et al.,

2021.

Futures of education : learning to become : how should what we learn, how we learn, and where we learn change in the future?.

UNESCO/SIETAR Switzerland.

Available from: https://en.unesco.org/futuresofeducation/news/rethinking-education-intercultural-lens-contribution-coordinated-society-intercultural

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Projects

Development and validation of a tool for advising primiparous women during early labour (GebStart-Study)

Background Pregnant women experience early labour as the first phase of labour with different physical and emotional symptoms. Early admission to hospital has been found to be associated with increased intervention and caesarean section rates. However, primiparous women often contact the hospital before labour ...
Digital Support Against Social Isolation
Linguistic and occupational therapy support for augmentative and alternative communication in young adults

Persons who are using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) often do not receive new communication devices after compulsory schooling, and they do not receive further speech therapy support. As young adults, they are at a threshold into an important stage of their life, and into vocational education or ...
Definition and validation of use cases for the application of the MyoSuit

Different use cases for the MyoSuit, a technology to support daily live activities, will be developed together with prospective users and implementation guidelines for the most relevant use cases will be established. The user-centred approach will ensure a high benefit for users of the MyoSuit. The MyoSuit is ...
Public COVID-19 pandemic discourses

The containment of the COVID19 pandemic relies heavily on the communication between public health organizations and individual social groups. Therefore, public discourses and discursive practices of specific audiences play a crucial role in the policy implementation during a pandemic. Through discourse analysis and ...

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